• Question: why do we ALL have nipples, do we all start out as women?

    Asked by jodlington to Kate, Kieren, Nicola, Rowena, Roy on 13 Mar 2014.
    • Photo: Rowena Fletcher-Wood

      Rowena Fletcher-Wood answered on 13 Mar 2014:

      Yes! We all used to be asexual, but sexual reproduction widens the gene pool and so it is advantagepus to develop genders. In the womb all babies first develop as female and then those with a Y chromosome get an injection of male hormone and develop into boys!

    • Photo: Kate Nicholson

      Kate Nicholson answered on 14 Mar 2014:

      Yes! Blokes also have the redundant equipment to produce milk too, but your hormones prevent it. The really gross thing to think about is which part of your body develops first – I’m going to leave that answer up to you to find 😉

Comments

  • Photo: jodlington

    jodlington commented on :

    So basically next time a boy tells me that girls aren’t as good as boys, i can tell him basically so were you at one point lol!

  • Photo: Rowena

    Rowena commented on :

    Did you know that girls are better climbers than boys? Boys try to brute strength it and then end up limited by strength, whilst girls use legs (more strength in your legs than arms) and balance, so on average they climb better. 😉 Just in case you need another fact about the awesomeness of women.